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Guess What Disney World Transportation Is BACK in the Sky Today!

At the start of the parks’ temporary closure, all of Disney’s Skyliner gondolas were put away for safekeeping.

Guess What Disney World Transportation Is BACK in the Sky Today!

Disney World

And while we just saw the carousel at Disney Springs’ marketplace spinning along with Cinderella Castle receiving her royal makeover, you won’t believe what else we just saw!

Disney’s Skyliner gondolas have returned to their tracks and they’re on the move once more! Man, we’ve really missed seeing these guys! The wires looked so naked without them!

Guess What Disney World Transportation Is BACK in the Sky Today!

Disney’s Skyliner

Keep in mind, Disney World hasn’t indicated whether or not Disney’s Skyliner will resume when some of the hotels begin to reopen on June 22nd or when the theme parks reopen July 11th and July 15th.

Guess What Disney World Transportation Is BACK in the Sky Today!

Disney’s Skyliner

So far we only know details about a few modes of transportation that will be back on track soon including Disney’s Magical Express airport shuttle as well as the buses that transport guests back and forth from the theme parks and resort hotels. Disney has also shared the monorail and ferry boats will be operating, but service will be limited due to reduced capacity.

Guess What Disney World Transportation Is BACK in the Sky Today!

Disney’s Skyliner

Disney has also confirmed Minnie Vans won’t be operating, so the only thing missing is what’s going to happen with Disney’s Skyliner? We’re eager to hear more information and we’re taking the gondolas being out as a GOOD sign we might find out something soon!

Have you had the chance to ride on Disney’s Skyliner? Let us know if you have in the comments below!

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California Is Set to Move to Stage 3 of Reopening Tomorrow — Here’s What That Means

Now that Disneyland has submitted its proposed reopening dates and parts of Universal CityWalk in Hollywood have already begun to reopen, Califonia’s phased reopening plan seems to be chuggin’ along.

California Is Set to Move to Stage 3 of Reopening Tomorrow — Here’s What That Means

Hollywood Sign

Stage 3 of Governor Newsom’s plan will go into effect this Friday which will means that more locations and businesses will receive the green light to reopen.

While Newsom’s plan has four stages, most of the state entered stage two in May. California’s reopening has been more gradual than other parts of the country and Newsom says counties still have the option of moving forward slower than the rest of the state if they choose to do so.

California Is Set to Move to Stage 3 of Reopening Tomorrow — Here’s What That Means

Universal Studios

Dine-in restaurants, houses of worship, hair salons, and non-essential retail stores were allowed to reopen last month at each counties’ discretion. Once stage 3 begins on Friday, the following locations may resume assuming all health guidelines and necessary safety precautions (limited capacity, social distancing, increased sanitation) are implemented:

  • Schools
  • Day Camps
  • Bars
  • Gyms
  • Campgrounds
  • Professional Sports

For schools and day camps, only counties that are below the threshold of cases will be permitted to reopen (which almost every county meets). The state will provide further guidance (including rules) on how hotels, casinos, museums, zoos, and aquariums can safely operate as well as the filming of television and movie productions and recording of music can resume.

California Is Set to Move to Stage 3 of Reopening Tomorrow — Here’s What That Means

Universal Studios Hollywood

Since California officials have stated Disneyland will be allowed to reopen in stage three, we’re eager to see if the proposed dates are finalized soon. 

Did you predict Disneyland would reopen in July? Let us know when you were thinking it would reopen in the comments below!

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What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Even though Disney Springs started it phased reopening on May 20th, a boatload of businesses have opened up since our last visit!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Wine Bar George Bar Seating

We’ve also spotted a ton of new merch and eaten a bunch of new tasty treats, too! Come and take a look at everything that’s new at Disney Springs with us!

Disney Springs is really pumpin’ into high gear now that so many more stores have opened their doors!

Disney Springs Reopening Update

Disney Springs Stores:

Ever After Jewelry Co. & Accessories

We were starting to go through some serious Alex and Ani braceletsPandora charms, Loungefly backpacks, and Dooney & Bourke withdrawals, but that will all change now that Ever After Jewelry Co. & Accessories has reopen!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Ever After

We spotted a bunch of goodies we can’t wait to make a second pass at, but you won’t believe how many shops reopened yesterday in Disney Springs! It’s like a whole new world has opened up!

Goofy’s Candy Company

Our day at Disney Springs got even SWEETER when we saw Goofy’s Candy Company’s doors had reopened!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Goofy’s Candy Company

They’re still selling prepackaged candy as well as their self-serve bulk candy but their Create-Your-Own candy offerings are currently unavailable to guests. You CAN still get your Goofy Glaciers, although Boozy Goofy’s Glaciers aren’t back on the menu quite yet.

Candy Cauldron

Goofy’s wasn’t the only spot slangin’ candy yesterday! We noticed the Candy Cauldron was also bubblin’ and brewing after being dormant since last March!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Candy Cauldron

While Candy Cauldron isn’t making anything in-house right now, they are having fresh Candy Apples, Mickey Krispy Treats, and Cookies brought in daily!

Days of Christmas

We can’t wait until its the holiday season at Disney World, and luckily we no longer have to! Inside this specialty Disney Springs store, every day is Christmas!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Disney’s Days of Christmas

We could stay in here and pick out our favorite Christmas ornaments for hours, but we better press on!

Pin Traders

Sadly, Pin Traders isn’t doing any pin trading at the moment or selling any new limited edition pins…

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Pin Traders

…but we’re still happy to see it open, anyways! It was well stocked with Pop vinyls, MagicBands, and oh yeah, LOTS of PINS!

Star Wars Galactic Outpost and Marvel Superhero Headquarters

Avengers and Star Wars fans can assemble once more now that their favorite shops have reopened!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Marvel Super Hero Headquarters

Both Star Wars Galactic Outpost and Marvel Superhero Headquarters have opened their doors once more!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Build Your Own Lightsaber

You can never have enough Thanos Mugs or Ewok Plush, so we’re thrilled we can finally start adding to our collections again! We did, however, notice the build-your-own-lightsabers were a no-go for now!

The Art of Disney and Wonderful World of Memories

The Art of Disney has also reopened along with the adjacent Wonderful World of Memories gift shop!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

The Art of Disney

We saw plenty of signed limited edition prints, BIG FIGS, and a bunch of other collectibles we wouldn’t mind selling our cars for!

DisneyStyle

Now that we’re finally out and about for the first time in months, we can’t wait to add some new Disney fashions to our sweatpants routine! Now we can since DisneyStyle has reopened!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

DisneyStyle

And guess what? You can still sit in the teacup!! We were super-curious, so we asked!

The Ganachery

The Ganachery reopened as well!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

The Ganachery

We’ve been trying to scratch our chocolate itch for months, and The Ganachery’s chocolate squares FINALLY hit the spot!

LovePop

Just in time to get your dad or grad a card, LovePop is now open!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Lovepop Cards

Man, we love ourselves some LovePop cards because they always seem to express how we’re feeling in not only two but THREE dimensions!

Disney Springs Restaurants:

City Works Eatery & Pour House

We also stopped by to check out City Works Eatery & Pour House which said it would be reopening on June 10th!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

City Works

They’re offering a limited menu (which is printed on paper) while you can view their current selection of beers on their website. They told us they hope to have their Weekday Happy Hour and Rock N’Roll Brunch up and runnin’ again soon!

Raglan Road and Shop

We did a little Irish jig when we saw Raglan Road was open, just like they said they would be!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Nom Nom Wings at Raglan Road

You can now get your Fish and Chips, Bangers and Mash, and Irish soda bread (along with plenty of ale to wash them down with!) every day from 4PM-10PM!

Dockside Margaritas

Low and behold! Dockside Margaritas has now reopened in Disney Springs.

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Watermelon Margarita

We sampled their Watermelon Margarita just ’cause we were thirsty (it’s on their permanent menu!).

Planet Hollywood

And after mysteriously closing down almost a week ago, we noticed that Planet Hollywood had opened — yet again!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Planet Hollywood Meal

We’re not sure why the restaurant has been closed the last few days since reopening, but everything seemed to be the new normal!

Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill

And if you’ll recall, Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill had also unexpectedly shuttered itself for the last few days.

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Wolfgang Puck

But its employees are now back and guests are dining at Wolfgang’s Disney Springs digs once more!

Vivoli il Gelato

Guess who’s back in da house! Vivoli il Gelato! The gelateria began scooping up delicious gelatos and serving up cannolis again on Tuesday!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Vivoli il Gelato

But that’s not the only hot spot to find a cool treat at Disney Springs right now!

Vivoli il Gelato Cart

That’s right — it’s baby bro the Vivoli il Gelato Cart is also open!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Vivoli il Gelato Cart

We spotted another one of our favorite rolling “snacks on wheels” spots is reopening too!

Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet Food Truck

Yup — you can come and get your one, two, three, or MORE  scoops of cookie dough now that Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet Food Truck has reopened as of 5PM this afternoon!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet Food Truck

We’re still waiting on the other food trucks to reopen, but they’re parked at Disney Springs’ Exposition Park as we speak, and poised to reopen any day now!

Disney Springs Food Update

Marketplace Starbucks

We managed to squeeze in a quick visit to Starbucks to try there new Campfire Cold Brew and Picnic Punch!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Campfire Cold Brew and Picnic Punch

Plus we were excited to see the Welcome Back and Love is Love Drink are both still on the menu!

Joffrey’s Coffee and Tea Company at The Landing

We found an even BIGGER surprise waiting for us at Joffrey’s! It was pretty hard to miss this COLOSSAL Pride Month Donut for $4.99!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Pride Month Donut

The barista we spoke to said they should have it in stock through June 28th!

Vivoli il Gelato

There’s nothing better than cake batter! We thrilled by the Birthday Cake Shake for $14 at Vivoli il Gelato made with cake batter gelato — and it wasn’t even our birthday!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Birthday Cake Shake

And what could be better than a milkshake that comes topped with a cupcake? How about this new seasonal Strawberry Shortcake Bombolato for $9.50!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Strawberry Shortcake Bombolato

Believe it or not, this Italian donut is stuffed with the same cake batter gelato, and then topped with fresh strawberries and a drizzle of strawberry sauce!

Pizza Ponte

We also had the chance to tuck into the new Chicken Parm Sandwich — a special menu item at Pizza Ponte for $9.50!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Chicken Parm Sandwich

The freshly-baked bread was the real stand-out for us, but the sandwich itself packed a lot of flavor!

Ghirardelli

We also made our way to Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop for their new Nacho Sundae for $14.50!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Nacho Sundae

It includes three scoops of your choice of ice cream on top of Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips, all covered with whipped cream and a sprinkling of nuts! This one was a home run for us!

Disney Springs Merchandise Update

Various Locations

What’s that in the sky? Is it a bird? Is it a PLANE?? Nope — it’s Baby Yoda BALLOON!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Baby Yoda Balloon

Disney Springs is now selling Mickey Balloons AND Baby Yoda Balloons — and we couldn’t be more PUMPED!

Marketplace Co-Op

We also spied a bunch of new Ink & Paint D-Tech Phone Cases at the Marketplace Co-Op!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Ink & Paint Phone Cases

It’s not every day we get to see a Mr. Toad Phone Case, so we were very pleased with this recent development. Toady’s finally comin’ up in the world!

Pin Traders

We also spotted a gorgeous new Castle MagicBand for $24.99!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Cinderella MagicBand

How many days is it until we can stand in the hub and gaze up at Cindy’s Castle IRL? We’re so excited!

World of Disney

A bunch of new Monsters University merch has marched its way into World of Disney today! We’ll definitely be picking some of these items up to give as grad gifts!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Monsters University Merch

And how cool is this new Neon Yellow MagicBand for$14.99! Its color is so vibrant and HAPPY! We can’t help but smile when we look at it!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Neon Yellow MagicBand

We also found this Haunted Mansion Park Pal for $11.99 lurking around World of Disney! We’ve seen it online before, but it’s even more spine-tingling in person!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Haunted Mansion Park Pal

The new Rainbow Ear Hat Collection Ornament for $24.99 also brightened our day!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Rainbow Mickey and Minnie Eat Hat Ornament

And to go with all our new fluorescent fashions, we scored this new Neon Mickey Plush Purse for $24.99!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Neon Mickey Plush Purse

There’s no shortage of new gear at World of Disney lately, but we also discovered a couple new finds in Disney Springs over the last few days too!

The Polite Pig

At The Polite Pig, they’ve restocked their branded face masks!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Polite Pig Face Masks

Of course, we only know this because we went sniffing around for more of their delicious Pork Rinds!

Chapel Hats

Chapel Hats was branching out yesterday! They had a stylish Sequin Face Mask and an American Flag Face Covering for sale!

What’s New at Disney Springs — Baby Yoda Balloons, a Gelato-Filled Doughnut, and a BUNCH of Reopenings!

Face Masks

Both of the styles were $14.99! Of course, they had plenty of HATS as well!

Not sure about you guys, but we could use a little lay-down after that MASSIVE What’s New! Turns out the last few days have been like the Resnaisannce here at Disney Springs with A LOT of shops awakening! On that note, this concludes our roundup of what’s been going on at Disney Springs, but we’ll be back soon with more updates for you in just a little bit!

Have you been to Disney Springs since stores and restaurants have started reopening or have you been holding back? Let us know in the comments below!

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Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet Food Truck Is Set to Reopen in Disney Springs Today!

A couple of days ago, we noticed the Disney Springs’ food trucks had rolled back into town!

Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet Food Truck Is Set to Reopen in Disney Springs Today!

Disney Springs Food Trucks

But with the exception of 4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa Food Truck, all these mini-restaurants (on wheels!) have remained closed in Disney Springs — until TODAY!

We spoke with a Cast Member today who shared that Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet is set to open at 5PM this evening!

Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet Food Truck Is Set to Reopen in Disney Springs Today!

Cookie Dough and Everything Sweet Food Truck

We still haven’t received confirmation on the rest of the Disney Springs’ food trucks, but for now, rest assured that you can satisfy your sweet tooth with a big heaping scoop of various flavored cookie doughs once more!

Have you ever eaten at one of Disney Springs’ food trucks before? Let us know which ones you’ve tried in the comments below!

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Review: There’s A New CAKE BATTER Gelato-Filled Doughnut in Disney World?! Sign Us Up!

Yesterday Vivoli il Gelato reopened its Disney Springs location along with The Vivoli il Gelato Cart!

Review: There’s A New CAKE BATTER Gelato-Filled Doughnut in Disney World?! Sign Us Up!

Vivoli il Gelato

But we knew we’d find our way back here today because it’s the gelateria’s 5-year anniversary!

We were hoping there would be something special to celebrate the occasion with, and we lucked out! Strawberry Shortcake Bombolato?!? Consider us WILDLY intrigued!

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Strawberry Shortcake Bombolato

For $9.50, you get a warm Italian doughnut stuffed with the same cake batter gelato as the Birthday Cake Shake (which you can read our review of here!) topped with fresh strawberries and drizzle of strawberry sauce!

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Strawberry Shortcake Bombolato

Maybe we’ve been cooped up a little too long, but have you guys ever seen a PRETTIER dessert?!? This thing is like an Italian supermodel to our dessert-loving eyes!

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Strawberry Shortcake Bombolato

But good-looks aside, the Strawberry Shortcake Bombolato was like a delicious opera of flavors and hit all the right notes! We could’ve used a little more gelato but the doughnut was super fresh while the strawberries added the perfect amount of freshness!

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Strawberry Shortcake Bombolato

You can find this yummy treat at Vivoli il Gelato in Disney Springs for $9.50! Check it out for yourself next time you swing by Disney Springs!

Are you excited to try Vivoli il Gelato’s Strawberry Shortcake Bombolato? Let us know if you’ll be stopping by in the comments below!

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